The financial watchdog charged with regulating bitcoin futures just gave its employees the green light to trade crypto

“The reaction to the news that employees of his agency can trade crypto has been less positive” writes Frank Chaparro for businessinsider.com. Employees, however, are not permitted to trade bitcoin futures contracts on the markets operated by Cboe Global Markets or CME Group. The SEC, according to Bloomberg, also allows its employees to trade crypto.Giancarlo waits to testify on his nomination to be chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington Thomson Reuters The regulatory agency charged with overseeing the markets for bitcoin futures in the US gave its employees the green light to trade cryptocurrencies.Mary’s University School of Law who focuses on crypto, told Bloomberg the news is “mind-boggling.”.